Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Be Unto Your Name

These words have ever meant so much
to me; since, at least, my regeneration in December 2003.

Verse 1:We are a moment You are forever
Lord of the ages God before time
We are a vapor You are eternal
Love everlasting reigning on highChorus:Holy holy Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Highest praises honor and glory
Be unto Your name
Be unto Your nameVerse 2:We are the broken You are the healer
Jesus Redeemer mighty to save
You are the love song we'll sing forever
Bowing before You blessing Your nameChorus 2:Holy holy Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Highest praises honor and glory
Be unto Your name
Be unto Your name

These words reflect the sentiment of angels bellowing
their praise – “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive (ἄξιόν ἐστιν τὸἀρνίον τὸἐσφαγμένον λαβεῖν) power and
wealth and wisdom (τὴν δύναμιν καὶ πλοῦτον καὶ σοφίαν) and strength and honour and glory and blessing (καὶἰσχὺν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καὶ εὐλογίαν).” These are the words of Revelation 5:12; my favourite verse
in the Bible.

We cannot possibly ever hope to know God if we don’t see the
need to occasionally fall to our knees in brokenness and thankfulness and
praise.

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For the
Glory of God, alone. It is our sole purpose
to work for the glory of God alone. It is for that purpose that we exist. We
live to honour his name; to operate through his power; to bless and, through
blessing, to be blessed.

When we ‘be unto his name’ all of life is in
its proper alignment. All of life can then succeed because we have put first
things first. We no longer condemn ourselves for our petty misdemeanours and we
don’t disparage others for the things human beings do; we no longer hold any
human being to the standards of God; yet we do strive, in ourselves, to attain,
just a moment at a time, the hallowed behaviour of the One who is holy.

To ‘be unto his name’ is our sole focus if we
know Jesus and want to be called his disciple; his and his alone. We are no one
else’s pawn; not even our own. Yet our relationships will decree how close or
far away we truly are.

Let us ‘be unto God’s name’ and go on past the
elementary things of faith and life, into the broad expanse of love God has for
each one of us!

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Have you ever thought much about the purpose of your life? (The message to the meaning of life is more urgent than I first thought.)
sIt is to reconcile the inner discord within every single one of us. Most of us are actually somewhat blind to this. We search for peace almost everywhere but often miss the actual source.
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My key passion is upholding a vision of life balance and re-creation of value for living, and an exploration of the spiritual person within us. As an advocate for a fair, right and just life, I have a passion for Biblical wisdom, including the Psalms.